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89th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2129: Relating to the use of an electronic device in a voice-activated or hands-free mode while driving, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on May 24, 2022. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

276 prohibits the use of hand-held electronic communication devices to write, send, or view electronic messages while driving a motor vehicle.276 to prohibit any use of an electronic device while driving. The bill defines the terms “electronic device” and “voice-activated or hands-free mode”. The bill provides exceptions for the use of an electronic device in a voice-activated or hands-free mode, for members of a public safety agency performing official duties, for health care professionals in the course of emergency situations, for the purpose of receiving safety-related information, for the purpose of reporting an emergency situation, for certain radio operators, for members of a public transit system performing official duties while in a vehicle that is not in motion, for utility maintenance employees or contractors for the purpose of providing utility services, and for transportation network company drivers engaged in a prearranged ride while the vehicle is not in motion.

Sponsors

Transportation (successor To Hf 75) committee

Cost

Less revenue: up to $158,000

House File 2129 is estimated to reduce State General Fund revenue by $47,000 in FY 2023, and increase revenue by $158,000 beginning in FY 2024. The fiscal impact on other funding sources and the counties is shown in Table 2.

Lobbying · 26 for, 1 against

For: Alliance For Automotive Innovation; Allied Insurance; American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA); Brain Injury Alliance of Iowa; Des Moines Area Regional Transit; Des Moines Water Works; General Motors LLC; IBEW Iowa State Conference; Independent Insurance Agents of Iowa; Iowa Bicycle Coalition; Iowa Dept. of Public Safety; Iowa Dept. of Transportation; and 14 more

Against: ABATE of Iowa

In plain words

  1. January 26, 2022Filed in the House
  2. February 3, 2022Sent to the House Ways and Means committee
  3. February 3, 2022Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/HF2129